Materials

Footings
Our footers are a minimum of 8 " thick and 18" in diameter, 3000PSI concrete mix depending on the size of the building and our engineer's design. Standard depth for footings is minimum 36" from finished floor line.



Posts
All posts are set minimum 36" below the finished floor line to the top of the roof trusses in one continuous column (including gable posts). Normal post spacing is 8' on center. 4x6 posts are used in buildings 10' high and lower, and laminated posts are used in buildings 12' and higher. all material used to construct your building are stored inside a climate controlled warehouse to prevent warping and weather damage.


Ground contact wood
Posts and other lumber that comes in contact with the ground is pressure treated to a .60 content and has a 60 year warranty against decay, 50% more treatment than lumber supplied by average lumber yards.

Side and Roof Purlins
Side and roof purlins are 2x4's 24" on center #1 and #2 spruce. This minimizes splitting at the connections with siding fasteners.

Structural Wood (Headers, Carriers)
Structural wood are #1 Southern Yellow Pine, which is the strongest wood available in the construction industry.



Roof Trusses
Trusses are 2' and 4' on center, and are pre-engineered with loading that meets or exceeds state building code to give you the strongest roof in the industry.



Roofing and Siding
Roofing and siding is made from premium steel carrying a limited lifetime warranty, G110 Zinc coated, heat roll-formed by Everlast Roofing Inc. with you choice of colors. Buildings generally have a combination of different colors. The roof and sides are fastened with screws. (1 per sq. ft) The screws are weather tight with rubber and steel washers. Roofing and siding is fully trimmed at all exposed edges and connections. Everlast Inc is recognized as the leader in the roll-forming industry.



Overhead Doors
Overhead doors are all Raynor brand galvanized painted steel with torsion style springs. Raynor brand overhead doors also use steel bearing type rollers for smooth operation. Entry doors are steel insulated pre-hung residential grade. Entry doors have a post on each side of the door. Sliding doors are available in many sizes. We stock Cannonball® Sliding hardware and Simonton ProFinish® vinyl windows.